OLYMPIA, Wash., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new cogeneration system installed at the Budd Inlet Treatment Plant by the LOTT (Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Thurston County) Alliance late last year has substantially reduced the amount of energy needed for treatment processes and buildings at the plant by using treatment by-products as fuel.

By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Jul.

By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Jun. 1--Three days of extremely low early-afternoon tides are in store for beachcombers and shoreline explorers in South Sound in the coming week.

By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.

By John Dodge, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash. Feb. 3--OLYMPIA -- Add the West Bay Marina to the growing list of properties on the shores of lower Budd Inlet where the state Department of Ecology is requiring property owners to search for and clean up hazardous waste.